Playing DVDs from HD

Inspiron 9400 with Vista Ultimate. Is there a way to play DVDs that are
stored on your HD?

I have an Inspiron 9300 with XP Media Center and CyberLink Power DVD that
can do this, but I can't install Cyberlink on the 9400 because it says it is
already installed (as part of Media Direct, I think).

Mike

"Mike Marquis" <mmarquis@raytheon.com> wrote in message
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> Inspiron 9400 with Vista Ultimate. Is there a way to play DVDs that are
> stored on your HD?
>
> I have an Inspiron 9300 with XP Media Center and CyberLink Power DVD that
> can do this, but I can't install Cyberlink on the 9400 because it says it
> is
> already installed (as part of Media Direct, I think).
>
> Mike

You should be able to play them using Media Player. If that fails, Power
DVD should open those flicks.

PowerDVD does not seem to recognize .obj files.

Mike


"Kevin" <webman6@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Mike Marquis" <mmarquis@raytheon.com> wrote in message
> newshrmj.1$Ls6.0@dfw-service2.ext.ray.com...
> > Inspiron 9400 with Vista Ultimate. Is there a way to play DVDs that are
> > stored on your HD?
> >
> > I have an Inspiron 9300 with XP Media Center and CyberLink Power DVD
that
> > can do this, but I can't install Cyberlink on the 9400 because it says
it
> > is
> > already installed (as part of Media Direct, I think).
> >
> > Mike
>
> You should be able to play them using Media Player. If that fails, Power
> DVD should open those flicks.
>

I meant the PowerDVD that is also the Dell Media Direct player. The PowerDVD
on my 9300 WILL play DVDs on the hard drive. It seems to have no problem
recognizing .obj files.Oops I meant .vob files.

Mike


"Kevin" <webman6@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Mike Marquis" <mmarquis@raytheon.com> wrote in message
> newshrmj.1$Ls6.0@dfw-service2.ext.ray.com...
> > Inspiron 9400 with Vista Ultimate. Is there a way to play DVDs that are
> > stored on your HD?
> >
> > I have an Inspiron 9300 with XP Media Center and CyberLink Power DVD
that
> > can do this, but I can't install Cyberlink on the 9400 because it says
it
> > is
> > already installed (as part of Media Direct, I think).
> >
> > Mike
>
> You should be able to play them using Media Player. If that fails, Power
> DVD should open those flicks.
>

Did you try using Windows Media Player?

"Mike Marquis" <mmarquis@raytheon.com> wrote in message
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>I meant the PowerDVD that is also the Dell Media Direct player. The
>PowerDVD
> on my 9300 WILL play DVDs on the hard drive. It seems to have no problem
> recognizing .obj files.Oops I meant .vob files.
>
> Mike
>
>
> "Kevin" <webman6@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:479a5066$0$497$815e3792@news.qwest.net...
>>
>> "Mike Marquis" <mmarquis@raytheon.com> wrote in message
>> newshrmj.1$Ls6.0@dfw-service2.ext.ray.com...
>> > Inspiron 9400 with Vista Ultimate. Is there a way to play DVDs that are
>> > stored on your HD?
>> >
>> > I have an Inspiron 9300 with XP Media Center and CyberLink Power DVD
> that
>> > can do this, but I can't install Cyberlink on the 9400 because it says
> it
>> > is
>> > already installed (as part of Media Direct, I think).
>> >
>> > Mike
>>
>> You should be able to play them using Media Player. If that fails, Power
>> DVD should open those flicks.
>>
>
>

> Inspiron 9400 with Vista Ultimate. Is there a way to play DVDs that are
> stored on your HD?

Try VLC (videolan.org) - it plays pretty much anything you can get
hold of, and it's free.

Kevin wrote:
> Did you try using Windows Media Player?

There's no association in my XP Pro system for .obj files - did you try
the "open with" option? I'm not familiar with the ".obj" file type.

Thanks Colin. I'll give it a try.

Mike


"Colin Wilson" <REMOVEEVERYTHINGBUTnewsgroup@phoenixbbsZEROSPAM.c o.uk> wrote
in message news:MPG.2204dceeb888ce3d98a54c@news.individual.ne t...
>> Inspiron 9400 with Vista Ultimate. Is there a way to play DVDs that are
>> stored on your HD?
>
> Try VLC (videolan.org) - it plays pretty much anything you can get
> hold of, and it's free.

Geeze! I feel like a dummy. I just tried WMediaplayer and it works. Thought
I had tried it before and it hadn't worked, but I guess I'm just getting
senile. Thanks Kevin for telling me to wake up.

Mike


"Kevin" <webman6@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Did you try using Windows Media Player?
>
> "Mike Marquis" <mmarquis@raytheon.com> wrote in message
> news:gjsmj.3$Ls6.1@dfw-service2.ext.ray.com...
>>I meant the PowerDVD that is also the Dell Media Direct player. The
>>PowerDVD
>> on my 9300 WILL play DVDs on the hard drive. It seems to have no problem
>> recognizing .obj files.Oops I meant .vob files.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> "Kevin" <webman6@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:479a5066$0$497$815e3792@news.qwest.net...
>>>
>>> "Mike Marquis" <mmarquis@raytheon.com> wrote in message
>>> newshrmj.1$Ls6.0@dfw-service2.ext.ray.com...
>>> > Inspiron 9400 with Vista Ultimate. Is there a way to play DVDs that
>>> > are
>>> > stored on your HD?
>>> >
>>> > I have an Inspiron 9300 with XP Media Center and CyberLink Power DVD
>> that
>>> > can do this, but I can't install Cyberlink on the 9400 because it says
>> it
>>> > is
>>> > already installed (as part of Media Direct, I think).
>>> >
>>> > Mike
>>>
>>> You should be able to play them using Media Player. If that fails,
>>> Power
>>> DVD should open those flicks.
>>>
>>
>>
>